Lively) returns from her wild European adventure, swarmed with paparazzi. She is also unwillingly followed by Carter Baizen (Sebastian Stan). It is revealed at the end that Carter has been helping Serena search for her father. In a closing scene, Serena is seen on the phone, leaving a message for her father, we can only assume. She tells him that she is "going to do whatever it takes, for however long" to get his attention, implying that that is what was behind her antics over the summer. Production Abercrombie and Fitch model, Ashley Hinshaw reportedly earned a role for the third-season premiere, portraying herself. "I kind of came in between Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester's character. I kind of was the wrench that Chuck and Blair threw in their relationship. I gave Chuck somebody to think about but in the end, the joke was on me and the game they were playing. That was something they enjoy doing, so it was kind of funny." DJ Alexandra Richards, daughter of musician Keith Richards, makes a cameo appearance in a role that would also catch the eye of Chuck Bass. Richards also filmed her scenes at the Greenwich Polo Club separately from polo player, Nacho Figueras. When approached for the role, Figueras accepted the offer. "Amazing, that's great. But I will only do it if I'm Nacho the polo player and I can wear my Black Watch shirt." And they agreed to let me do that." Reception "Reversals of Fortune" was watched by 2.55 million viewers and received mixed reviews. New York Magazine hailed the return of the third season and praised the premiere's theme of change as "Last night's episode was all about new beginnings. About taking on new roles — or shaking off old ones." and "a fresh start, a chance to do something, to be something different." Michelle Graham from Film School Rejects reviewed the episode unfavorably, noting a lack of interesting storylines. "For a season premiere, this episode lacked a lot of the punch designed to motivate viewers to stick with the show." but judged the premiere as a "calm before the storm lull" further stating that "Of course, with college just around the corner, things are soon going to change for everyone, so perhaps more of the fire will return to GG then." Enid Portugez of The Los Angeles Times had mixed thoughts on the episode. "Overall,